Russia Expected to Reject West Arms Curb Plan
At the United Nations the West proposed ceilings for armed forces with the U S Russia and China limited to 142 million each and Britain and France at 800 000 apiece while Moscow favored a flat one third cut. Soviet delegate Malik pressed for formal clarification on China and linkage to weapons of mass destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y.P
Russia
U.N. Disarmament Commission
United States
China
Britain
France
Malik
Jacob A. Malik
People’s Republic of China
Peiping
Gladwyn Jebb
Flood losses in Mississippi Valley tally 1.453 million in 1952
Estimates by U S Weather Bureau meteorologist A D Sanial place Mississippi River flood damage between Stillwater Minnesota and Lynxville Wisconsin at 1 453 million for the April high water. La Crosse and Winona totals are 532 500 and 428 000 with damages to dwellings utilities crops and streets and dikes built to save 250 houses.
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Mississippi River
Stillwater
Minn
Lynxville
Wis
A. D. Sanal
U.S. Weather Bureau
Root
Zumbro River
Hastings
Guttenberg
Kickapoo Valley
Springville
Vernon County
Samal
Winona
la Crosse
Mississippi
Sanial
Green Island
Pettibone Island
Sanal
St. Paul
Milwaukee Railroad
Ggas
Memorial Day Parade Promises Largest La Crosse Gathering
Citywide observance heads into Friday with a large parade and cemetery services led by County Judge R V Ahlstrom. Parade departs Fourth and King at 9 a m with three sections dispersing along West Avenue and into Oak Grove and Catholic Cemeteries. Festivities include Logan High Band, G A A prayer, Gettysburg Address, Taps, and a Catholic Mass at 9:30 a m.
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la Crosse
R. V. Ahlstrom
Riverside Park
Fourth
King Streets
Market Square
Cameron Park
King
West Avenue
Forrest Avenue
Oak Grove Cemetery
Cass
22Nd
Market
Winslow Wilson
Logan High School
Mr. Wilson
LaVern Nichols
Logan
Bert Phillips
Lincoln
Richard
Senate Rejects Plan to End Wage Price Controls
The Senate rejected Rep Dirksen's amendment to end wage price controls on June 30 by a 52 to 18 vote. If no action occurs, controls expire automatically. President Truman asked for an extension to June 30, 1954, and urged rejecting changes to the Wage Stabilization Board.
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Washington
Senate
Dirksen
R-Ill
Truman
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Wage Board
Barkley
North Korean prisoner killed in US guard accidental fire at UN camp
A North Korean Red prisoner was killed and another wounded when an American guard fired an automatic rifle into Compound 66 at UN prisoner of war camp No 1 in Koje Island Korea. Camp officers said no shots were fired by troops who had entered the compound earlier. The incident occurred during a shift change at a rear watch tower.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Memorial Day Weather Outlook Looms With Showers
A weather forecast says Memorial Day will bring warmer air, increasing clouds and local showers. Forecaster A D Sanial notes a warm front from Nebraska to Alberta. Frosts were reported in Blair Tempealeau Hillsboro with lows near 30.
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Dakotas
Nebraska
Alberta
Can
A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Associated Press
Blair
Tempealeau County
Hillsboro
Wendell McEldowney
West Salem
Mercury
Superior Duluth
Allied Troops Use Tear Gas To Break Up Koje Incident
On Koje Island Korea U N and British troops used tear gas bombs to disperse a Communist demonstration by North Korean officer prisoners of war. They dismantled two metal shacks serving as the POWs command post and dispensary. No casualties were reported. Brig Gen Haydon Boatner observed from afar and planned a statement after the disturbance.
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Koje Island
Korea
Bay
U.S
Col. Taylor
United Nations
Rose Island
Haydon L. Boatner
Boatner
U.N
Shooting Case Victim Remains Critical
Donald J. Colburn, 27, a St. Paul railroad brakeman, was shot three times in a La Crosse tavern over attentions to another man’s wife. He remains in critical condition after a relapse, with bullet lodged near his spine. If he dies, District Attorney Bosshard will press first degree murder charges against Oscar Flaten.
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Donald J. Colburn
St. Paul
la Crosse
John Bosshard
Colburn
Bosshard
Oscar Flaten
Flaten
OK Tavern
Copeland Ave
Orvella
Soldier Fred Wilson Reported Killed in Korea
Pvt. Fred Wilson of Elkader Iowa has been killed in Korea. He is the grandson of Mrs Ruth Ziel of 920 Rose Street and son of Mrs Vita Wilson of Iowa community. Further details were to be released by the Department of Defense.
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Ruth Ziel
Rose St
Pvt
Fred Wilson
Elkader
Korea
Department of Dcense
Vita Wiljson
Lowa
Red Agents In U S Seek Secrets Chambers Bentley Testify
Senate subcommittee hearings feature Whittaker Chambers and Elizabeth Bentley warning that Communist agents may operate within the U.S. government. Both deny personal knowledge of active spies but say two espionage rings exist, with access to secrets and still active. The inquiry also covers alleged subversive influence on U S Far East policy.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth Bentley
Senate
Chambers
Miss Bentley
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Congressional
Institute of Pacific Relations
Edna Bowen Seeks U S Congress Post in 3rd District
Edna Bowen of Lan caster Grant County announced her candidacy for Congress from Wisconsin's 3rd District at a Democratic caucus in Richland Center. Others seeking offices include Harold P. Havener for state senator 32nd District and Paul McGettigen for state treasurer. James E. Doyle, DO C chairman, spoke predicting a statewide Democratic victory and criticizing Republican bossism.
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Richland Center
Wis
Edna Bowen
Lancaster
Grant County
Harold P. Havener
Eleva
Trempealeau County
Paul McGettigen
Sheboygan
Lee Swett
la Crosse
Democratic Organizing Committee
James E. Doyle
Madison
Doyle
Wisconsin
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Wich
Congress
Memorial Day No Editions Noted By Press
The article notes that no newspaper editions will be published on Memorial Day. It records a pause in daily printing and references observed observances or closures affecting circulation.
La Crosse Tribune Silent Friday Memorial Day
No editions of the La Crosse Tribune will be published Friday honoring Memorial Day. The newspaper will pause printing as the holiday observance is observed.
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la Crosse Tribune
Federal agents crack down on bad meat in Wisconsin
Green Bay officials said federal agencies are cracking down on sales of bad meat. John W. Reynolds Jr. asked Federal attorney Timothy Cronin to convene a federal grand jury here. One case has been filed for prosecution, nine more are in process, with more expected. Green Bay described as the heart of the enterprise. The operation is described as a twin business involving horse meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds Jr
Green Bay District
Office of Price Stabilization
Reynolds
Timothy Cronin
Justice Department
Grand Jury to Probe Wisconsin Meat Law Violations
U S Attorney Timothy T Cronin said he would convene a federal grand jury to hear charges of meat law violations in Wisconsin and downer cattle cases. He noted that sources for horse meat are believed to be outside the state, likely Minnesota and Illinois, with distribution inside Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U. S
Timothy T. Cronin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Red Threats Worry U S
Washington officials face dire warnings of a major Chinese and North Korean offensive after a year of truce talks. They cite a million man army and stronger air force, with armistice talks stalled over Chinese and North Korean repatriation and a survey showing few captives willing to return home.
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Washington
Korea
United Nations
Eleven Witnesses Called in John Doe Investigation Hearing
Eleven persons including ten police officers were scheduled to testify Thursday afternoon in a John Doe investigation into alleged ties between known gamblers and the Crosse police department. Subpoenas were issued for 1:30 p.m. before County Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom. hearings continue with secrecy and possible additional names.
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John Doe
Crosse
Roy V. Ahlstrom
John Bosshard
Calr
Ahlstrom
U.S
Police Department
Dusty Patch Turned Into 75000 Farm In A Day
Dusty land near Moses Lake Washington is converted into a 110 acre farm in under 17 hours to celebrate irrigation water access in the Columbia Basin. Donald Dunn a war veteran chosen by Veterans of Foreign Wars receives the farm with prefabricated house and complete farming facilities after a dawn to dusk construction effort by 100 workers and 55 contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Lake
Wash
Columbia River Basin
Donald Dunn
Reclamation
Michael Straus
Columbia Basin
Dunn
Marion
Kan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senate OKs foreign aid bill amid expected further cuts
The Senate approved a 6.7 billion dollar foreign aid authorization by 64 to 10 and House action of 6.163 billion. The final cost gap fuels another potential cut before funds become available. President Truman urged 7.9 billion for security, while debate continues over allocations to NATO partners and Western Europe.
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Washington
Senate
America
Olin Johnston
House
Truman
Europe
Sen
Long
D-La
Welker
Sen. Welker
Ridaho
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Truman seeks 3.3 billion for atomic expansion
President Truman asked Congress for 3.341 billion dollars as a supplemental appropriation to expand Atomic Energy Commission and Tennessee Valley Authority facilities. He cited Soviet noncooperation in arms control and urged leadership in atomic production for national and world security.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Comission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rayburn
Soviet Union
Free World
United States
United Nations
Ex Slave Nettie Jenkins Dies at 114 in Nassau County
Nassau County officials announced the death of Nettie Jenkins a former slave who died April 27 at age 114 in Inwood New York. Born August 20 1837 in Edgemon North Carolina she was the widow of Jake Jenkins.
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Inwood
N.Y
Nettie Jenkins
Nassau County
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Oneal
Koje
Pvt. Wilson
Red
Bentley
U.S. Congress
By John M. Hightower
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Dusty Patch
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